Launching an innovative educational model addressing substance use disorders and dental pain management (Project ECHO® in dentistry).

Background: Uninformed opioid prescribing by dentists has contributed to the current opioid crisis. This report describes the development and implementation of an innovative, interactive, multidisciplinary, and participant-centric telementoring program "Pain Management and Substance Use Disorders Dental ECHO (Extension for Community Health Care Outcomes)". We disseminated information to dentists about appropriate opioid prescribing practices and engaged them with a focus on pain management and substance use disorders.

Faculty and dental student knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning the prescribing of opioids: Informing curricular change.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding the prescribing of opioids and addiction in a dental school population.

Methods: Predoctoral dental students, residents, and dental faculty were surveyed about their beliefs, awareness, opinions about, and prior training in the prescribing of opioids, current prescribing practices, and confidence with risk mitigation strategies. Demographic information collected included gender, race/ethnicity, faculty/student role, year of birth, and year of graduation.